The fierce peasant woman is busy farming

As for the eldest princess, because her father is the emperor and her second brother is also the emperor, she has been treated with wealth and luxury since she was a child, and she has no idea how to run a business or manage household affairs.

Her biological mother, Empress Xiaozhao, Taizu's first wife and the first empress of the Dahui Dynasty, passed away early.

Then she was the oldest in the palace and had no one to teach her. After she got married, she had no parents-in-law and no one to teach her.

After she married into the Marquis's Mansion, the clan office also stopped her princess allowance, and life in the Marquis's Mansion became even more difficult.

It just so happens that my father-in-law, the Duke of Yingwu, and the Marquis have no concept of money and have no idea how to restrain themselves when it comes to spending.

Things were still good at that time. Taizu and the late emperor often gave gifts, and the mansion also had some fields and shops.

But later, when the late emperor cracked down on land annexation, the old duke of course took the lead in supporting it and confiscated many of the granted lands.

The eldest princess's dowry looked quite impressive, but it was actually some flashy jewelry and a shop that was unable to make ends meet.

Therefore, the days of this marquis's mansion went from bad to worse.

Even now, he could only make ends meet on the pitiful salary of Earl Yingwu and the salary of his second son Song Yuan who worked at the Dali Temple.

After all, although the Dali Temple involves fighting and killing, it is a civil service position, so the salary is not low.

When the palace encountered major events, they could only rely on the eldest princess and the eldest daughter-in-law to pawn their dowry jewelry to get by.

At the beginning, the eldest princess hoped that after her daughter-in-law got married, there would be someone to help her share the burden.

As a result, the eldest son married a woman from a prominent family, and her dowry did not include much cash but many shops.

The eldest daughter-in-law only knows how to manage household affairs, she doesn’t know how to do business, and she can’t even look at business accounts.

Within a few years, those shops had several new owners and their business conditions went from bad to worse.

They also knew that someone below them was causing trouble, but because they knew nothing, they could not figure out what was going on and could not find the traitor.

I can only suffer this loss in silence.

Over the past ten years, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have worked hard to manage the mansion's business. Now, only the mansion bestowed by the emperor remains that still looks grand and majestic.

You would say that as the nephew of the Grand Princess, the Emperor should have received many rewards.

If you say so, then you don't quite understand the customs of this dynasty.

The emperor of this dynasty is also poor.

The emperor was the largest landowner in the country, but he was a poor man.

He had no say over the land and treasury under his name.

If he ate one more meal of meat, went out hunting one more time, or brought one more beauty into the palace, the censors would specifically talk about it at the court meeting.

He even wanted to commit suicide by hitting his head against the pillar so that he could leave a good name in history.

He did leave behind a good reputation, but the emperor had to bear the bad reputation of being licentious, immoral and killing innocent people.

Therefore, the emperor could hardly protect himself, let alone take care of his sister and brother-in-law.

Then some people said, isn't there the Empress Dowager? As the mother of the Grand Princess, she has been in the palace for so many years, she must have some personal money. Doesn't she feel sorry for her daughter and give her some money privately?

This is something you don’t know. The eldest princess and the late emperor are sisters from the same mother, but the current empress dowager is not the emperor’s biological mother.

The eldest princess and the late emperor were both legitimate children of Taizu and the then Empress Xiaozhao.

The eldest princess and the late Emperor Taizong were the only legitimate daughter and son of the late Emperor Taizu, and were the most favored by Emperor Taizu and Empress Xiaozhao.

The eldest princess was raised to be domineering and arrogant, and she had no idea about household chores and business.

Later, Empress Xiaozhao died early. Emperor Taizu missed his first wife and was so grief-stricken that he was even unable to attend court to govern the country for a while.

He passed the throne to Emperor Taizong and became a retired emperor.

Emperor Taizong and the late Empress Xiaoxian had four legitimate sons, and the current saint is the fourth.

Unfortunately, Empress Xiaoxian also died young, when the current sage was still young.

When Emperor Taizong was choosing his successor, he took many considerations into account.

After much consideration, it was decided that Empress Xiaoxian's cousin would be made the next empress.

I think the children’s aunt will always be nicer to them.

The Queen Mother was good to the children, but unexpectedly she was at odds with the Grand Princess.

Unexpectedly, the eldest princess at that time was already married with her own children and family. She had a good relationship with her second sister-in-law, but she didn't like this second sister-in-law.

She always thought that the queen had bad intentions and might have been having an affair with her second brother before her second sister-in-law died.

So he was not close to the queen consort in secret.

As time went by, the queen realized that her heart was not warm enough, so she treated the young legitimate sons well. She thought that as long as she could please the boys, she would live in the palace in the future.

No matter who ascends the throne in the future, she just needs to be a safe and stable empress dowager.

Anyway, the child she gave birth to, although a legitimate son, was still too young to become emperor.

This led to an increasingly strained relationship between the two.

Now, unless there is a court banquet, they may not see each other for several years.

The current saint advocates frugality and often cuts down on palace expenses. Palace banquets have not been held for many years.

Later, the late emperor became seriously ill. Unexpectedly, the current saint's brothers fought to the death for the throne. In the end, none of them got anything good and all three were injured.

The youngest saint got a great bargain.

The saint was spoiled by his biological parents, his stepmother, and everyone in the palace since he was a child. He was not good at studying and had no interest in anything except martial arts.

He liked to hang out among the people and made friends with many extraordinary people.

These previous emperors had never cared about him. His fate was determined from the moment he was born. In this life, he only needed to be a rich prince who lived a life of idleness and waiting for death.

There is no need for him to learn literary and martial arts, to govern the country and maintain peace, or to earn money to support the family.

He doesn't even need to be very smart or capable.

Therefore, everyone turned a blind eye to some of his ridiculous things.

It can be said that as long as he does not rebel, his life will be over.

A man like him was suddenly brought back from the people and suddenly pushed onto the throne. One can imagine the chaos he would cause.

However, this throne was obtained with the blood of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, as well as many other ancestors. He had no choice but to stand up and take up this banner.

He left behind his wife, whom he had met among the people and had been secretly married to for only six months, and hurried back to the palace.

He promised to pick her up soon.

However, as soon as he returned to the palace, he only saw his father for the last time, and then he became the crown prince in a daze.

His brother, the crown prince, and his two other brothers were all in prison, waiting for him to ascend the throne so that he could grant amnesty and pardon their death sentences.

Then, after fainting from crying and observing mourning for 27 days, he attended the succession ceremony under the auspices of the Empress Dowager, ministers, and the Ministry of Clan Affairs.

After returning from the succession ceremony, he was taken to wear new clothes again, and his red wedding gown was eye-catching.

In a trance, he thought he was going to marry his beloved wife.

I arrived at the bridal chamber in a daze, only to find that there was another beauty inside.

He came to his senses and ran away immediately.

But this time he was unable to walk out of the palace gate. The secret passage that he had previously thought was accessible was blocked, and all his confidants were replaced.

It was only at this time that he realized that his father and stepmother knew exactly where he was.

He can't get out.

The empress dowager, ministers, and palace maids all begged him to become emperor and do a good job for the sake of the country, the people of Dahui, and the Zhao family, so as not to disgrace his ancestors.

He disagreed, and those loyal ministers banged their heads against the pillars one after another. His trusted palace maids were also dragged out by the Empress Dowager and the clan affairs office and beaten to death one by one.

The blood and the dead bodies frightened him. He had never seen such a scene before.

All along, everyone has spoiled him and pampered him, turning him into a waste.

His father, his backer, is gone.

He was alone.

The emperor is destined to be lonely.